Residents and business owners seeking to develop in Denton County will soon have a better idea of where they should or should not build.

County commissioners approved a $100,000 contract with Freese and Nichols to develop a thoroughfare plan, giving county officials the ability to reserve rights of way on county roads for future expansion.

There is no hard deadline yet for completion but Precinct 1 Commissioner Hugh Coleman said he is hoping to have the plan done in the next year. Coleman’s precinct is funding $50,000 with the other half being split evenly between Precinct 3 Commissioner Bobbie Mitchell and Precinct 4 Commissioner Andy Eads.